†Leptodius morrisi Karasawa 1993 (stone crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xanthidae
Full reference: H. Karasawa. 1993. Cenozoic Decapod Crustacea from Southwest Japan. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (20)1-92
Belongs to Leptodius according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Karasawa 1993
Sister taxa: Leptodius crosnieri, Leptodius granulatus
Type specimen: MFM83047, a carapace
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Megami Cliff (Miocene to Miocene of Japan)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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